Chapter 7-10 Flashcards
Overview of what happens in chapter 7?
- Catherine returns from stay at Thrushcross Grange.
- Linton’s children invited to WH, thank you for taking care of Catherine.
- Heathcliff asks Nelly to make him look presentable for Catherine.
- Heathcliff plans revenge against Hindley (who treats him awfully!)
How is Catherine described after her stay at TG?
- “fingers wonderfully whitened by doing nothing”
- Juxtaposition between Heathcliff’s manual labour (forced by Hindley) and Catherine’s priveledge (Heathcliff’s hands described as dirty.)
- Symbolically represents her civilisation and status.
What is Catherine’s reaction to Heathcliff wanting to hug her in her dress? Significance of this?
- Doesn’t want her dress to be stained/ damaged by Heathcliff’s dirtiness, ie doesn’t want dress to be sacrificed for Heathcliff.
- Dress = symbol of social status and wealth.
- Dress creates barrier between the pair (preventing them from hugging), just like social class and wealth will wedge a barrier between them.
What colour is often associated with Heathcliff? Significance?
- “Black”
- Connoting to his devillish attributes.
Nelly pauses the narrative to speak to Lockwood, what is spoken about? Significance?
- Lockwood, in a patronising manner, discusses the people he encountered in the region.
- Nelly responds by saying that he “could not open a book in this library that she hasn’t looked into.”
- Lockwood fails to read Nelly in other conventions other than class system (seen also by his insensitivity to her hours of sleep; speaking to her till late.)
- Nelly deflates Lockwood’s expectations, pointing out her academical intelligence. Bronte showing ower of feminine discourse.
How is religion and freedom presented in chapter 7? Context of Bronte herself linked to religion?
- Nuanced views of religion.
- Joseph’s “private prayer” vs Nelly’s “singing carols.” CONTRASTED.
- Further contrasted by Heathcliff/ childrens’ free-spirited life who returns to moors “to a beter spirit.”
- Bronte views on religion = Unorthodox in Victorian society. Wasn’t the convential idea of Christian, more liberal.
- Was the daughter of a parson however, her father believed in freedom for his children - including intellectual freedom.
How does Heathcliff describe to Nelly what he wishes to look like for Catherine (chapter 7?) What does Nelly suggest Heathcliff can be after changing his appearance?
- “light hair and fair skin” like Edgar.
- Idea that only white people could be succesful, on so many levels.
- Heathcliff can be: son of “Emperor of China” OR “Indian Queen.”
- Ambiguity around Heathcliff’s background.
How does Hindley speak to Heathcliff in chapter 7, what does he call him?
- “vagabond” –> beggars that had no fixed home; suggesting that Heathcliff isn’t part of the family
- Constantly beating Heathcliff: leaving Heathcliff “breathless.”
What does Heathcliff say about his revenge against Hindley in chapter 7? How is he presented?
- “two elbows on his knees, in dumb meditation.” Scheming/ planning. Internal struggle manifesting itself in his physicality.
- Speaks with exclamations: very emotionally passionate, will stop at nothing until succeeded in his revenge.
- Revenge completely overwhelms his physche.
- Nelly says leave to God and he says he “won’t have satisfaction that I shall.” Heathcliff’s natural state = violence, without it, he feels at unease.
- Making his own rules (religiously)! Presenting the religious liberalism.
Significance of the bed Heathcliff retires to after he is hurt by Catherine’s words to him.
- Same bed that Lockwood is housed in in chapter 3.
- Here too, its panels and windows form a series of boundaries behind which secrets can be hidden.
Overview of what happens in chatpter 8
- Hindley son (Haerton) is born.
- Frances dies and Hindley descends into wildness.
- Nelly nurses Haerton at Heights.
- Catherine is torn between Heathcliff and Edgar.
How is Catherine presented as very violent (in chapter 8?)
- Pinching Nelly/ slapping Edgar.
Overview of what happens in chapter 9
- Catherine choses Edgar/ tells Nelly it’s because of his wealth and social status.
- Heathcliff overhears Catherine speaking bad about him and disappears.
- Catherine searches for Heathcliff on moors and falls ill.
- Flashforward–> Edgar/ Catherine = married/ Nelly is now their servant at The Grange.
